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Office 2007 SP1 Beta released to small group of testers

The first Office 2007 service pack is out, but Microsoft is staying mum on …

Yesterday, Microsoft gave a small group of testers an early look at Office 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). According to Windows Connected, the first Office 2007 SP1 Beta is currently available to Technology Adoption Program members. The technical preview is expected to last around 30 days before Microsoft could open the beta up to a wider audience.

Details about the first Office 2007 service pack are thin. Testers have said very little about the release and Microsoft has only confirmed that the beta does in fact exist. A ZDNet reader claims that the service pack contains improved support for Visual Studio Tools for Office, a more complete Office object model, better .NET Framework 3.5 support, improvements to animated text rendering, and compatibility fixes for integration with earlier versions of Office—though none of the claims have been substantiated.

We'll keep you posted as more information surfaces.

Update: WinBeta.org has a few screenshots of the beta including the revised "About" dialog (thanks Arneh).